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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many dead children's bodies were found in Frank Carter's house?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

2. How old would Tony Smith be if he were alive today, aocording to Pete in Chapter 10?
(a) 23.
(b) 41.
(c) 27.
(d) 32.

3. How many words has Tom produced by the end of the day portrayed in Chapter 18?
(a) 600.
(b) 800.
(c) 1,200.
(d) 300.

4. How many months have passed since Neil Spencer's disappearance, according to Pete in Chapter 10?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 2.

5. How many little boys is Frank Carter known to have murdered?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 8.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 11, Tom has a nightmare about his father throwing what object at Tom's mother's face?

2. What event occurs that prevents the girl in the checked blue-and-white dress from clarifying the meaning of the rhyme she told to Jake?

3. What quality does Pete recognize within the call Jane Carter made to him many years ago?

4. What type of T-shirt is pulled up over Neil Spencer's face when his body is found in Tom's garage?

5. Mrs. Spencer tells Amanda in Chapter 6 that Neil had reported what type of creature outside his window before he went missing?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way does the final line of Chapter 1 refer back to the novel's title and why?

2. With what sentiment does the writer of the prologue end his address to his son Jake?

3. What symbolism does Tom see within the name Featherbank?

4. For what reason has Tom worried about the trajectory of his career in the wake of Rebecca's death?

5. The reader learns in Chapter 19 the reason behind Pete's divorce from his wife Sally. What was the reason?

6. What event occurs at the end of Part Two that causes Tom to call the police?

7. What is the significance of the line, "If you leave a door half open" (12)?

8. Whose courage does Pete admire in Chapter 12 when he reflects upon the capture of Frank Carter?

9. When Pete visits Frank Carter in prison in Chapter 15, Frank Carter says that he will give up Tony Smith's whereabouts if Pete takes what action?

10. What is Jake's response to the concern Tom voices in Chapter 9 about Jake's drawing?

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